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Australia’s conservative government on Wednesday repealed a contentious law that allowed ill asylum-seekers languishing in Papua New Guinea and on Nauru to travel to the country for medical treatment. The so-called “Medevac” law was passed in February, permitting refugee transfers from

Bangladesh is blocking hundreds of thousands of Rohingya children from accessing meaningful education, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, urging authorities to lift restrictions on schooling in refugee camps. In a report called “Are we not human?” Human Rights Watch accused

France and the European Union are ready to fight back over the latest U.S. tariff threats on French products, French government ministers said Tuesday. On Monday, the U.S. government said it may slap punitive duties of up to 100% on $2.4

Eni, an Italian oil exploration and production company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ghana to spur sustainable development initiatives in the agri-business sector. The agreement provides for a joint definition of mechanisms to facilitate access to credit in

The opening ceremony started with COP24 President, Michal Kurtyka, handing over the leadership of the Conference of the Parties to Environment Minister Carolina Schmidt. Accompanied by UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, Schmidt highlighted in her first speech as COP25 President that

Ghanaians have been urged to buy locally grown rice this Christmas, on other festive occasions and for everyday consumption in order to give greater impetus to the agriculture sector. Apart from saving Ghana millions of foreign exchange, increased patronage of locally

The government is being criticised for its decision to withdraw the Bill meant to amend Article 243(1) of the Constitution to allow Ghanaians to vote for their Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) instead of being appointed by the President.

The White House told Democratic lawmakers on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump and his lawyers would not participate in a congressional impeachment hearing this week, citing a lack of “fundamental fairness.” Trump’s aides responded defiantly to the first of two